Posted by huxley on July 2, 2012, at 6:20:20
In reply to Re: zyprexa withdrawal attempts » huxley, posted by stan_the_man70 on June 26, 2012, at 10:01:44
Hi stan,
sorry for the late reply, dont come round these parts to much.
Are you having sleep problems when you stop zyprexa? I guess something like seroquel might help with that.
I don't believe there is a 'substitute' that will stop the withdrawal, or if there is I didn't find one.
When I first started zyprexa, I could quit i quite easily, 6 months after I started I could stop with little effort.
2 years down the track was a very different story.Im sure you have searched the web and found all the ancedotal stories about people coming of zyprexa. There is a good youtube video
of a Scottish guy who does a pretty good job of explaining what it is like.I feel sorry for you, knowing the position you are in.
Good news is that you can get off it, you just need to find out how.
This is how I did it.
I had a 2.5mg pill.It weighed 150mg I believe (but had 2.5mg of zyprexa in it if that makes sense).
I went down a little every night using scales (mg scales you can get on ebay for $20)
I had trouble when I got to about 49mg. From there I had to do it slowly. .1mg here and there.. whatever I could tolerate.
I would shave it off with a knife. Its fidley and these scales are really not very accurate at all.For about 6 months I did this and I got down to about 30mg. That was the hard part. I got off the last 30mg pretty easily.
For another 6 months or so after I stopped I still felt I was getting alot of adverse effects but they got better over time.
Dont panic to much. You don't have to get off it right away. Take your time and be careful.What symptoms are you getting when you stop? everyones seem different.
as far as a rehab center goes, I guess you could try it. I thought of doing a similar thing but never did.
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